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autotrader2:
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Please which oil is ideal for corolla DX 1996 and where can it be purchased. Been using total quartz 5000 for a while now.

nastydamus:
I had to put the caveat out there to avoid touching stories. If you choose to go the Edulight route, you'll have to be on their neck every step of the way.
Had 111 in the TOEFL.
The premium videos are in a compressed file that is about 1.1GB large. The regular videos are not compressed into one file so you'll have to download them individually, they shouldn't be more than 2GB.

You had a great score bro, and a nice profile as well. Just go ahead with PhD application. U r very fit for it. All d best with ur apps.

nastydamus:
I had to put the caveat out there to avoid touching stories. If you choose to go the Edulight route, you'll have to be on their neck every step of the way.
Had 111 in the TOEFL.
The premium videos are in a compressed file that is about 1.1GB large. The regular videos are not compressed into one file so you'll have to download them individually, they shouldn't be more than 2GB.

You had a great score bro, and a nice profile as well. Just go ahead with PhD application. U r very fit for it. All d best in ur apps.

nastydamus:
Thanks bro. I used Edulight Consultants but I don't know if the stress involved is worth the savings man: sometimes they'll just ignore your calls and text messages, other times they'll be making incoherent sentences when they decide to pick your call.
I gave them four schools (recipients) for my TOEFL scores but they didn't register a single one and they gave me my login details when it was too late to add the schools; I had to raise an additional $19 * 4 because of their mistake.

Ok bro. The cost is still fair, how was ur toefl? What's d file size of d regular magoosh and d premium magoosh videos, just want to know d one I'd need to download again. Thanks.

nastydamus:
Hi everyone,

Been following this thread, although from the shadows. Wanted to write the GRE this month but couldn't get a slot anywhere in PH so I had to travel to Lagos to write on the 13th.

Got to the JKK building quite early and then the wait and anxiety started; can't say why but I was feeling uneasy about the test, not like it was going to be my first or last exam in this life sef.

Anyway, as we joined the queue to be screened before commencing the test, the people that were screened first had already started typing away. I got to my computer and started typing too (#50k no be play o, plus transport fare and hotel bills). After the AWA section (which looked rather fair to me), I got down to the first verbal; it must have been the experimental part because boy, was that section harrrrrd (ets should try to leave that type for last na).

It sort of destabilized me but I soldiered on o (again, #50k + siblings), 'attacking' the quantitative section that followed and the others after that. Altogether, it was quite an experience sha. After everything: V 157, Q 164, AWA: 4.5 (I expected more in the AWA but well...).

Very helpful were the Official ETS guide (for AWA, V & Q), Memrize App (for vocab building), the Magoosh Videos (regular and premium) and also Powerprep and Manhattan Six online Tests (to simulate the actual test in terms of timing and, to an extent, difficulty).

There you have it friends...my hustle only just started as I'm looking at UIUC, CMU and PU (God dey o). Thanks to all contributors on this thread, every single one of you.

Congrats bro, wish u success in ur applications. Please, how did u register for d gre with 50k, I might need help for my toefl registration. Thanks.

ponpon:
I got to jkk around 8am, hoping the exam would start by 10am, since it was a standardized exam, we didn't start till like 11am.

I met one nairalander at the venue, nice guy, he recognized me and came to greet me, even during this hardship faced in nigeria.

The whole venue was very boring na him I spot one unilag babe, we got chatty, all gre fly comot for my head.

Did the data capture, they collected everything we had on and gave us pencil.

Started with the first section, it was blessed, as prescribed on the 1st page, I used Kaplan for my issue, it was smooth, It was a topic about studying the a society and the city, and just showing that a city is Germane to study of a society or not, I didn't practice with ets pool of topics because I wanted the exam to be like a exam were I would be able to think creatively, and not try and remember a topic I have practiced earlier.

The argument aspect was better, but I couldn't conclude well, Manhattan book helps you in seeing 1001 flaws, too much points too little time, I articulated them well, but my conclusion didn't pull through about 5 lengthy paragraphs.

2nd section was Verbal, I knew my strong point in verbal was Reading comprehension, the first set of text completion were abstruse, I couldn't find the pattern easily, I answered some correctly(maybe), I moved to my the RC, 1st Rc was short , blasted it, under 2 mins, next was the usual 4 questions very long RC, I practiced with coadcoax, so long RCs were a blessing, unlike the short ones filled with so much logic, long RC I read it calmly, I identified the main idea, the tone, and other senrenre, I wrote the RC down like a tweet, so the whole thing was fixated to my mind, Sentence equivalence on the Real gre is not the type you see in those books oooh, they are not the popular synonyms, they make sense individually. If you look too much at the options, another meaning enters your head.


3rd was the Quant, In my mind I said this is the time to shine, the questions you see on the 1st part of the gre are the ones gruber made is 25 strategies about, there is no need for too much calculations from the 1st to like 5th question, just your the test of knowing that a variable can carry any sign unless stated and Co, i wondered why ets always reiterated that to you should know questions you miss during practice, they have a format and these questions would hunt you, I fumbled in all the 3 data set, I didn't practice data set in the last 4 days of the exam, I thought it was moimoi as usual, but the charts I saw!... I missed the usual compound interest questions which I always miss, you won't see this interest and Co clearly stated I 5lb Manhattan and the rest,I also missed the independent probability question which I always miss, I missed like 5 or so In this section.

4th section verbal, it was easier than the 1st,it was clear I either performed woefully in the 1st part or It was the experimental section, it was straight forward, the text completion were the normal ets style, clue, pointer and gre vocab, RC was harder for me now, they were short, they were more and would require more time. Only one on RC scaled through

The 5th was quant, the first question was like a RC it was long, from practice tests, I noticed the 1sr questions are tough, the question after quantitative comparism tough and after data set too tough, they are time Consumers, but I made a mistake which I always knew was a mistake, I wanted to ensure I performed well In this part because I Don mess up for the 1st quantitative, I was solving to the letter, lo and behold I met one of my favorite missed questions, instead of skipping, I ran ri mo , chop valuable 3 minutes, moved on to the data set, the one was even more complex 8 mins, 7 more question to go, I didn't know one there my eye just dey see black, next question the sum of a recursive set that is in every ets material, I missed it and he choop time, I was able to run through the last 3 questions about to click answer for the last time dissappear, I said to myself, this is the end. When I clicked the next section and it was verbal, none of my quant was experimental they were the real shit!!!!

Last section, I clicked continue continue continue, I didn't even look, I said to myself, I Don fail gre, I looked at the guy at my side that one didn't have clue, I garnered hope, I just did the last section, one kind one kind, even RC, I skimmed for the pointers and answer questions using the bad options methods,

I finished my Gre and I told myself, omo u Don cast, 65,600 Don burn, I didn't want to report scores...

I reported scores blah blah blah...

Quant - 156
Verbal - 154

310...

156 was my minimum score in Kaplan online test, I had 2 156,1 158,1 162...in verbal I had 147s highest was 150...

Princeton I had 153 in my 1st quant, 162 in my 2nd, 150 and 153 were my verbal scores

Manhattan test 159 quant, 154 verbal.

Power prep 2 149, 158 were my quant scores yeah I did the power prep test 1 twice, verbal 150,152... I didn't do power prep 2 2nd test, I read it like 3 days to the exam..

My little advice, the 1st page of this trend can give you a good gre score but find what works for you.

Verbal, : verbal grail, coadcoax and 1014 Princeton, magoosh flashcards and that new meme software that dude recommended days ago is very good, but it was late

Quant : 5lb Manhattan, official guide, ets quant set, kaplan online quiz and gruber you are good ...

Need to buy a single text book buy the official guide and get a good Internet connection, the Internet is the best resource...

To access the Kaplan online portal for 2016, the answer is text


More gist dey I just gats summarize...


Danjaninja special thanks sir... You are a blessing and bless up to everyone who helped me and the Facebook group was the place I got confidence after the 149,150 score in power prep 1 test...
The difference from the 149 and my 156 score now was the material I used to study.....

Good balanced score bro, please send me a copy of d verbal grail and coadcoax. Thanks. Rewriting in Aug.

ponpon:
Dicapino thanks a lot, meaning I'll stick to 5lb Manhattan, since most high scoring individuals have testimonies about it..

And my use of Gre vocabulary has increased, I used Kaplan grouped words towards the end of the book, sought for their meanings and Gre synonyms.

Word power made easy is bae, you just get happy as words unmask it's meaning to you during text completion and sentence equivalence...

Am way addicted to nairaland.com, and I actually spend more time on here than reading. Lmao... I just wish there could be timely GRE articles posted here that could at least benefit the mind, reading skills and vocabulary, new yorker and the rest I exhaust my free usage too early

Not only d 5lb, but also d Manhattan GRE 2nd Edition-8-book set. U can also make use of their video guide-Manhattan Prep GRE Guided Self-study. U can search for dem n download on www.thepiratebeach.eu

chrisseun:
i use uc browser..

ok, thanks.

chrisseun:
Proxy- Real Host
Under it write: X-Online-Host
Proxy Server- web.blackberry.com
Real proxy- Default
Real proxy server - 127.0.0.1
Real proxy port- 8080

*Choose 'Tunnel whole device' when a pop up appear. after been taken to the main screen click Option, Select USA as region. Go down and locate 'More option'.
Proxy settings- Connect through a http
Select 'Use the following settings.
Host address - 10.199.212.2
Port- 8080
Leave d rest as default
Go n connect it..
It is a Bblited daily @70 cheet :p

please, how do u download with torrent downloaders or do u av any downloader that work with psiphon? Thanks.

MXrep:
PRODA was the first research Instute in nigeria establish by eastern region
FG siezed proda
FG siezed proda machines and abandoned it in Lagos
FG import pencil
This country is a joke

Some cabals are profiting from the importation of these commodities.

This is a positive step in d right direction; though I feel power/electricity sector should be fixed first b4 manufacturing/industrialization.

This is a positive step in d right direction; though I feel power/electricity should be fixed first b4 manufacturing/industrialization.

prayerrain:
please help,
for those that have done WES evaluation.
please do I have to pay for the evaluation before I can get a reference number or
can I get the reference number just by signing up/ registering on the WES site?
thank you.

U av to pay b4 being assigned a ref no.

electronic:
JKK house...oohh
I might book like 2weeks b4 the Exam. and Abuja's seats are rearly filled on time.... so I am thinking of writing in ABJ..
So House, who has written GRE(Graduate Record Examination) in Abuja!!!....

I also had a not- too- good experience with JKK, dey didn't allow me take d list of schs to which I wish to send my scores after d test. However, I wish to try another center in lag d next time I rewrite. U can also try d apostolic faith or french connection centers in lag.

electronic:
People is writing GRE in Abuja a good idea? the last I wrote in Lagos the system crashed ohhh . although they rectified the issue..

where in lag did u write it?. There r 2 or more other centers in same lag.

stolid:
If you still have enough time to prepare for the GRE but have challenges with the verbal, download GRE bible, then solve the comprehension & text completion questions there. You may be lucky to find few of them on your real GRE.

please share d link to d download. thanks

Kapitain:
@glocal1, IMO, yes it is still possible to work towards fall 2016. Let's look at this scenario.
You write the toefl on 14th November, and write the gre late November or mid December (You can rewrite the gre after 21days of your last exam and score reporting takes 10 - 15 days).
There are many good schools with priority deadline of January 15 (to be considered fully for funding). So it you write your gre and the scores can be sent to these schools before 15th January, you are good to go.

You can do way better in your next gre. Since you already familiar with the exam structure, just concentrate on practice (Manhattan 5lb practice book).

Thanks bro, but I don't think I'll be able to take it dis year, hopefully late Jan/mid Feb. I don't av any leave left dis year.

tunedhey:
so how did u go about activating d iPin?

Also make sure ur billing address matches with d one used in opening ur account.

I think I have to rewrite d GRE after scoring 298 V150
Q148 AWA 3. I believe I can improve on my scores. I was so complacent n lazy even as d exam date was
approaching. I never did any practice test except d
few ones solved in d magoosh videos; neither did I practice any issue/argument task. I fell sick to d
extent I felt like shifting d date, but I summoned d
courage to write it as earlier scheduled. What do u
guys suggest I do, what timeline do I consider to
study n improve greatly on my scores.
Can I still
meet up with 2016 fall admission with funding
considerations as I'm banking solely on sch funding.
I'd be writing TOEFL on d 14th of Nov. Is it also
possible to get funding with dis score in a US public
sch for MS/PhD, not minding d rating.
Cc
: sirriddy,zeezahbee, bigfrancis, msnas,
horace,slimmy05, Nedum360, Phemix, RickyRozay,
Jabinodelarata,brainride, sabiguy and other gurus
on this forum, ur suggestions would be highly
appreciated as I don't want to waste my application
fees.

I think I have to rewrite d GRE after scoring 298 V150 Q 148 AWA 3. I believe I can improve on my scores. I was so complacent n lazy even as d exam date was approaching. I never did any practice test except d few ones solved in d magoosh videos; neither did I practice any issue/argument task. I fell sick to d extent I felt like shifting d date, but I summoned d courage to write it as earlier scheduled. What do u guys suggest I do, what timeline do I consider to study n improve greatly on my scores. Can I still meet up with 2016 fall admission with funding considerations as I'm banking solely on sch funding. I'd be writing TOEFL on d 14th of Nov. Is it also possible to get funding with dis score in a US public sch for MS/PhD, not minding d rating. Cc sirriddy,zeezahbee, bigfrancis, msnas, horace,slimmy05, Nedum360, Phemix, RickyRozay, Jabinodelarata,brainride, sabiguy and other gurus on this forum, ur suggestions would be highly appreciated as I don't want to waste my application fees.

sirRiddy:
Thanks
Kansas State University.
But na PhD

Congrats bro. I av always known u'd get funding going by ur stellar gre n tefl scores. when r u leaving or u av got some other pending applications.

stolid:
Stanbic charged me 199 when I registered for the GRE but 220 recently. I don't know if they issue visa card. You can try Fidelity bank.

ok, thanks.

stolid:
Get a paypal account at www.paypal.com
Connect your naira master card account to your paypal account. I strongly recommend StanBic for this, because of their minimal rate.
When you get to the point you have to pay for the exam while registering, check out with your paypal details.

As simple as ABC, bro.

how much did stanbic charge you, n do they issue visa card?

Meanwhile, there were reported multiple bomb blasts in d city early dis morning. These BH demons have resurged to attacking d barracks. May Shekau and his goons rot in d uttermost part of hell n their souls know no peace. I have always said dat d military should do more of intelligence gathering, considering d fact dat these demons would have poached d city overnight and wreaked dis havoc at dawn. Of course der is need to revive d local security groups as well in order to consolidate military efforts. I also hope der r prisoners of war caught in dis crossfire, dey should investigated n tortured for info dat would help in tracing n tackling dis imbroglio. In d end I see an end to dis insurgent movement only if we can all collaborate n pay d price. God bless NA, AF, NF n d loyal citizens.

uncutz:
Night class bi ti bo?

Finishing with 4.46 CGPA was quite painful. Perhaps if I had tried night classes I might have finished with 4.50. I have no regrets today running my own company. Owo ni koko joor.

Good one, what did u study n what r u doing now?

Hello members, kindly help appraise d shortlisted schs/states using criteria like availability of funding, standard/cost of living, on/off-campus employment opportunities, weather, crime n safety, admission rate, academic standard n national reputation 1. Wayne state university, detroit, MI 2. Temple university, philadelphia. 3. Uni of south alabama, Mobile, Alabama 4.Uni of Arkansas,Little Rock 5. SUNY upstate medical university, Syracuse, New york. 6. Uni of Louisville, kentucky 7. Uni of Utah, Salt lake city 8. South Dakota st Uni, Brookings 9. Uni of Cincinnati,Ohio 10. North Dakota state uni., Fargo. Overall assessments of d cities will be highly appreciated. Thanks

BH has now resorted to chemical wafare Amnesty international come n help us out. We really need help from developed nations to go abt dis war. It has defied all solutions. Please western countries should come to our aid.

May d dead RIP n may God strike d enemies of dis land with death, pestilence, thunder, fire n brimstone, may they know no peace till they r all extirpated and annihilated. More than ever before, we as a people need to strategize n hit d BH. If it requires sending spies to join dem and disguise to be loyalists n soldiers of BH. This might help us gather some intelligence behind d movement. These people r hellbent on destroying what we have built in 55years, therefore we too need to be prepared for d worst. Where r d local hunters, vigilante groups n d youths of d north, d northern elders r not exempted from dis, we all need to come together n end dis group b4 we all get embroiled in dis imbroglio. The airforce should be more equipped than ever for this war. If it also take setting up warfare science in our schools, I wouldn't enrolling, just to end dis group. Enough of dis senseless killing of our citizens, if BH thinks dey r d only ones dat can make bombs, landmines, explosives, they should know dat some others r ready to do likewise n counter d insurgency. We all need to come together as one people n nation. May God grant us victory.

The terrorists would have used d salah breaks n October 1st public holiday to migrate from der enclave to travel to Abuja n other places. The military should be proactive rather than reactive. They should stop all dis media show-off. Hit dem hard n always. Also from intelligence gathering thru d video released by BH on youtube celebrating Salah in Sambisa, I expected d military to hit d place with constant n intermittent airstrike to dislodge them. It seems d battle is far from being won. I pray victory for our gallant soldiers. Seems d airforce is not actively part of dis war.

Mystiqme:

Hi, funding is very variable. There is no one size fits all. Depends mostly on departments within schools, so go to the department website yourself and see what they say about funding.

You should probably write the name of each of the cities those schools are located.

Thanks, I have checked d departmental website but most don't fund MS just PhD. I specified d cities, d name of d schs depict d cities they r located. I'd just apply for d PhD cos I av got no fund. The other criteria would assist me in choosing d best sch d suits my financial standing.

Has anyone ever eaten monkey/baboon? They r so many on d lagoon in UNILAG. Hope Akokites can start hunting.